Feature by Lois Faye Dyer

Move over dukes and vampires. These days, more and more novels are featuring cowboys (and cowgirls) as they mosey—or gallop!—along the trail to romance. What better setting is there for falling in love than under a star-filled sky, out in the expansive wide open? Here are three new city-meets-country romances that prove the old saying that opposites really do attract.LOVE ON THE...

Looking for the truth and finding love along the way

Pacific Northwest author Susan Wiggs has a long list of best-selling novels that have earned her accolades, awards and the adoration of a legion of fans. In The Apple Orchard, Wiggs begins a new series set in California’s verdant Sonoma Valley, presenting readers with a riveting novel that combines history, romance and suspense.What if you suddenly learned that everything you thought was...

Feature by Lois Faye Dyer

Valentine’s Day appears on our calendars amid the chill winds of winter, just when we’re apt to be longing for a break from cold and snow. It’s the perfect time to celebrate with heart-shaped greeting cards, decadent chocolate truffles and a sinfully delicious romance novel. We’ve chosen three such romantic tales from authors Anne Barton, Anne Gracie and Beverly...

Sherryl Woods' endearing romance

In the third book in her Chesapeake Shores trilogy, author Sherryl Woods takes readers back to Maryland and a small-town beach community with warm yet complicated family relationships.The only girl among the O’Brien siblings, Susie O’Brien has spent more than a year “not dating” Mack Franklin while they’re spending every spare moment together. Her family is...

More from the Brotherhood

Fans of paranormal, urban fantasy and romance novels are breathless with anticipation. This month, New York Times best-selling author J.R. Ward returns with Lover Unleashed, entry #9 in her wildly successful Black Dagger Brotherhood series. The books feature powerful vampires whose warrior skills are matched only by their eroticism and commitment to their mates. Despite overwhelming odds, the...

A tale of fiery romance

Over the course of an amazingly productive career that’s made her a household name, author Nora Roberts has delighted romantic suspense fans with nearly 200 titles. After delivering so many consistently excellent novels, one might assume a writer could grow complacent. Ms. Roberts proves there’s zero chance of that happening with her latest, Chasing Fire. In a breath-stealing...

Through the Looking Glass with Jayne Ann Krentz

Seattle author Jayne Ann Krentz has a well-deserved reputation for excellence among romance and mystery readers. Her latest release, In Too Deep, does not disappoint.In Too Deep kicks off the Looking Glass Trilogy and is also a part of Krentz’s long-running Arcane Society novels. The story features Fallon Jones, a “modern day Sherlock Holmes” with a psychic twist who has come...

Warm community grows romance

Before becoming a best-selling author, Sheila Roberts tried her hand at a variety of careers, including playing piano in a country-rock band and delivering singing telegrams. Fortunately for readers, she eventually discovered that what she loves best is writing fiction—stories that make women laugh while inspiring them to improve their lives. Her novels often include tips for personal...

Wiggs' winning return to Willow Lake

In her latest contemporary romance, New York Times best-selling author Susan Wiggs returns to the world of the Bellamy family and the snowy landscape of Willow Lake in Avalon, New York. When career-driven attorney Sophie Bellamy survives a terrorist attack, she's compelled to re-evaluate the demands of her work and its impact on her personal life. Making a life-altering decision, she walks...

Black Dagger outlaw

Ardent fans of The Black Dagger Brotherhood have been waiting impatiently for the story of Rehvenge, half-vampire and half-sympath, an outlaw among outlaws. And New York Times best-selling author J.R. Ward doesn’t disappoint in Lover Avenged, her first hardcover. Ward returns to her romance roots while pushing the envelope on the suspense...